Police Association President Michael Seales

President of the Police Social and Welfare Association Inspector Micheal Seales says the killing of Officer Ramirez may have been a hit.

Reports have said the person held in connection with the murder is a 16-year-old boy.

However Inspector Seales could not confirm this when he spoke with Newscenter 5 earlier.

This murder is now added to the more than five hundred figure being reported for the year so far.